The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-02-03
H. H. HAZARD & co.
General Agents.
- jay Gould interviewed.

New YORK, February l.-Jay could arrived In
New York on Sunday, after an absence of three
weeks spent In thorough inspection of his south
western railroads He was at his Office in the
Western Union budi yesterday nearly all day,
deeply immersed in business
When he was at leisure he said to Tribune re-
porter.
81 have been through fourteen states since left
home, not to speak of looking over the border into
Mexico. went as far as Laredo. Mr.. Clark who
took MIR. Hoxie's place, had not been over some Of
our lines in Texas and part of the trip largely
for his benefit as general manager of the system
Everywhere in the west we found confidence and
prosperity the rule among business men, There
is somthing very nearly approaching business
boom at the west, and the talk among all clasaes
is conhuent and courageous. The movement of
merchandise on the Missouri Pacific 10 extremly
large. 1 have a dispatch from Clark, In which is
given the movement of freight trains on Saturday
and yesterday On Saturday 1t comprised 459
freight trains Vt ,335 cars, an increase of 10 trains
and 3 $40 loads, compared with the same time last
| year. and yesterday there were moved 4l6 freight
trains containing 6,422 loads, an increase of 16
trains and 2,il' loads the same day last year.
Our business is increasing in about that proper.
ion right along and the fact proves better perhaps
than anything can say ahopeful feeling through
out the west found on my return that opinions
here seem to have been greatly Mixed TO say the
least aud am little surprised after the expert
ences of the past three weeks As to the interstate
commerce bill, they hope Ia derive great advantage
from it, 1t is rather curious fact that the people
who will be likely TO suffer most from the practi.
heartily in favor oft than the people of the east
know little about the probable action of the presi
dent, but dispatch was shown me just now which
stated that three members of the cabinet were OPP
posed to it, and others in favor Of it. should think
the chances about even, that the president might
sign or veto it, 1t would make him very popular
with some classes If he should send out a ringing
message in objection to the bill, There is one
clause in it that think plainly unconstitutional,
be- ause while congress may have the right to reg
ulate commerce between the states, it can have no
right to delegate its authority to third party,
the commission which that bill establishes. | be-
lieve this view will be maintained by the courts
when the question comes before them There will
be some advantage derived from the law ii the
railroads will live strictly up to its letter IL will
be shown how utter inadequate legislation is In
graphing with the customs and regulations in
transportation that have grown up with the de.
veopment of our railroad sy stem. If the railroad
companies will closely follow the law 1t will he
repealed within Fix months. II they do not do so,
but try to evade 1t, each for himself-well, 1t will
be somebody to catch on hindmost.n
Mr.. Gould said he had no Information whatever
In regard to the reported new telegraph line be-
tween Chicago and New York.